There are many books, aimed at adults that are often wordy and require you to plod
through them slowly. This is not the case with Michael Ridpath,. His series ‘Fire
& Ice’ is a highly enjoyable read, with all the excitement and thrills of any crime
novel. Our hero is an American detective stuck in the cold world of Iceland. Each
book will guarantee you reading to the end.

I have yet to find any author who can write beautiful characters like Philip Reeve
does. His Mortal Engines quartet is some of the best Steampunk fiction I have ever
come across. The stories bring a very exciting and possibly very realistic side to
having adventures. Imagine a world where an unknown war has transformed the way we
lived. Now cities move around on caterpillar tracks.

I can easily say that the first Hunger Games novel hooked almost instantly. I had
steadied myself to reading three chapters per day, just to make it last longer. I
enjoyed the strange totalitarian world which our protagonist was stuck in, and was
surprised that it was a children's novel. It is incredibly violent.

A 1945 film version of this novel still remains one of my favourite movies. After
reading the novel I discover how much darker it was. This book contains one of the
great themes that makes Agatha Christie such an exciting author, physiological terror.
This book is a proud achievement for me, because to this day, it is one of the fastest
books I have ever read.

Being a big fan of ‘The Prisoner’, I strive to find critical essays and analytical
articles on the series. This book contains it all and much more. This book doesn’t
just give you one interpretation, it explores different themes and possibilities
such as; politics, education, feminism, psychology and identity. “Be Seeing You!”

Continuing on with a Patrick McGoohan theme, this biography is truly a great read.
For a man who was incredibly private about his life, Rupert Booth has done a superb
job it trying to form an accurate chronology of the great actors career. Read about
his time in the Sheffield Repertory Theatre, playing the infamous Danger Man and
villainous Longshanks in Braveheart.

Most coffee table books, will show you extraordinary sites, landscapes you should
visit and possible holiday travels. This book simply says one thing, you’ll never
visit this place. Read all about your dream destinations such as, Area 51, Woomera
Rocket Base, the Coke Cola Vault, and pretty much the whole of North Korea.